TROLLEYBUSES OF AUSTRALASIA  
TROLLEYBUS ROUTES OF WELLINGTON, New Zealand 
OPERATOR:   Wellington City Council  (1949-??);  Stagecoach NZ Ltd (??-Present)
NUMBER OF ROUTES AT MAXIMUM:    Sixteen
NUMBER OF TROLLEYBUSES AT MAXIMUM:   119 (1965 to 1971)
TOTAL LENGTH:   33 miles 32 chains (1965)
DATE OPENED (1st Generation):   29 September 1924   DATE CLOSED:   1932
DATE OPENED (2nd Generation):   20 June 1949    Currently Still Operating
DEPOTS:    Kilbirnie and Courtenay Place

NAME OF ROUTES:
                  Thorndon to Kaiwharawhara                                    29 September 1924 to 1932
            15  Roseneath                                                                20 June 1949  Currently Operating
              5  Hataitai                                                                      5 October 1949  Currently Operating
              -   Aotea Quay                                                                   May 1950 to July 1960
            15  Oriental Bay                                                             29 May 1950 to 30 October 1987
            14  Wadestown                                                              25 June 1951 to Unknown
            12  Karori                                                                           October 1954  Currently Operating
              -  Courtenay Place                                                        22 May 1955  Currently Operating
            12  Northland                                                                 20 February 1956 to 7 February 1972
              2  Miramar                                                                     4 May 1958  Currently Operating
              3  Seaton                                                                           1959  Currently Operating
              7  Brooklyn/Mornington                                                  7 June 1960
                        Extended  Kingston                                              2 November 1987  Currently Operating
              7  Aro Street                                                                   7 June 1960  Currently Operating
              -  Mount Victoria Tunnel                                                13 October 1963 to 30 October 1987
              1  Island Bay                                                                    1 November 1964  Currently Operating
              3  Hungerford Road                                                             Unknown  Currently Operating
              3  Lyall Bay                                                                         Unknown  Currently Operating
            24  Kilbirnie                                                                           Unknown  Currently Operating
            18  Karori West                                                                     Unknown  Currently Operating
 

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